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Background

The purpose of Community Program Planning is to provide a structure and process counties can use, in partnership with their stakeholders, in determining how best to utilize funds that will become available for the MHSA Community Services and Supports component. Draft plan requirements for Community Services and Supports have been developed and made available for stakeholder review and comment. These requirements are expected to be finalized by mid-May. Counties have been requested to submit a Funding Request to the State Department of Mental Health (DMH) in order to receive MHSA funding to develop their local Community Program Planning Process. The due date for these requests was March 15, 2005. DMH is committed to working in partnership with counties and stakeholders to ensure a broad, effective community planning process in every county. Approval of the planning funds does not constitute the only mechanism for overseeing the local planning process. DMH staff will continue to provide technical assistance and to monitor the planning processes.

Guidelines

  • DMH Letter 05-01: County Funding Request for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Community Program Planning, January 18, 2005. This document provides guidance to counties regarding the content of the County Funding Request.
  • Effective date for initial use of local planning funds PDF Icon: A letter dated December 31, 2004, to Counties from Director Mayberg allowing counties to begin incurring costs associated with the Community ProgramPlanning Process effective January 1, 2005 as long as those costs are consistent with the Community Planning Requests subsequently approved byDMH.

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